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GA HR1553

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/22/2012

Primary Sponsor

Carlton Rogers

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends the Georgia Tech Cooperative Education Program on its 100th anniversary and Centennial Celebration during the 2012-2013 school year
  • The program was founded on September 18, 1912, when 12 students enrolled under Professor T.P. Branch, making it only the fourth cooperative education program in the United States
  • The program grew from local opportunities with a few participants in 1912 to a regional, national, and global experiential education program with thousands enrolled each year and students working in dozens of foreign locations
  • Listed in U.S. News and World Report as a "Program to Look For" every year the list has been published, producing tens of thousands of alumni who are leaders in industry, education, and government
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud" Peterson and Department of Professional Practice Executive Director Dr. Patrick Antony

Legislative Description

Georgia Tech Cooperative Education Program; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

2/22/2012

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